| Name | CVE-2024-54661 |
| Description | readline.sh in socat through 1.8.0.1 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| socat (PTS) | jessie | 1.7.2.4-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.7.3.1-2+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 1.7.3.2-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.7.4.1-3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.7.4.4-2 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 1.8.0.1-2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| socat | source | (unstable) | 1.8.0.2-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
Issue only in installed example: /usr/share/doc/socat/examples/readline.sh